Thursday 26 March 2009

Desert Island Scores

I'm really tired, so this'll be short and to the point. These will probably be some pretty obvious choices, but as I said before, sleep deprivation does strange things to you.

1. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - JOHN WILLIAMS
No prizes for guessing this one would be first on the list. As it should be.

2. CONAN THE BARBARIAN - BASIL POLEDOURIS
Better than Lord of the Rings. No, really.

3. THE FINAL CONFLICT - JERRY GOLDSMITH
Better than most things in the world ever.

4. STAR TREK - THE MOTION PICTURE - JERRY GOLDSMITH
Better than THE FINAL CONFLICT.

5. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN - JAMES HORNER
Not as good as TMP or TFC, but still a fine score.

6. JANE EYRE - JOHN WILLIAMS
Especially with the rip I have with Keisuke Wakao's track at the end.

7. INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - JOHN WILLIAMS
The expanded version, naturally.

8. THE SEA HAWK - ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Glorious.

9. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL - JOHN WILLIAMS
Utterly, utterly essential.

10. THE IRON GIANT - MICHAEL KAMEN
Cheers me up no end and then makes me cry.

Sunday 22 March 2009

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed







Art for the promotional release of the soundtrack to the video game. The first cover and the tray were created for myself, the second cover was a request from someone for a cover that would fit with the 2004 Sony releases of the original trilogy.

Star Wars - "Archival Edition"





Art for an "archival edition" I did of the original Star Wars. I say archival, it's really just the 1997 RCA Victor release re-sequenced. As with its sequels, art is based on the original 1977 LP.

Star Trek Nemesis (Complete)





For the NEMESIS complete soundtrack. Schematic on the back is the Romulan warbird "Scimitar".

Star Trek: Insurrection (Complete)





Art for the complete INSURRECTION. Schematic on the tray is of the captain's yacht, as seen in the film.

Star Trek: First Contact (Complete)





Art for the complete FIRST CONTACT. Tray colour scheme is based on a pair of Patrick Ewing sneakers.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Complete)





Art for the complete STAR TREK VI. Not sure why I decided to go with purple, I guess it's because of the pinkish-purplish Klingon blood.